Editor’s Note

Dear Readers,

This is Mary Kirchoff, R. A. Salvatore’s first fan and longtime editor. Salvatore’s strength lies in his powerful battle scenes, inventive plotting, and iconic characters, which have propelled his novels into publishing history... I’m excited to tell you that the mega New York Times bestselling author of the Drizzt Do’Urden novels set in the Forgotten Realms world has done it again.

In The Ancient, a March 2008 hardcover, Salvatore has created an engaging and intriguing cast of characters that his fans will want to join over and over again. Salvatore’s signature of creating bands of heroes with which readers identify and want to belong to is what keeps his fan base coming back for more, and returning him every year to the New York Times list.

This new band of heroes takes the stage for the first time in the Saga of the First King series, set in Salvatore’s signature world of Corona, a place readers know and love from his DemonWars books. This series is set years before the DemonWars and thus provides an ideal entry point for new readers. Readers may remember some of these characters from The Highwayman, which was set in the same era of Corona’s history and re-released by Tor in Fall 2007 as part of a special promotion to raise reader awareness of the arrival of The Ancient.

The Ancient begins with hero Bransen Garibond’s search for his long-lost father. His quest will eventually pit him against the dread Ancient Badden, a brutal spellcaster who is readying plans to destroy several societies that are distracted by their wars with each other. The Ancient and subsequent books in the Saga of the First King achieve their greatest moments from the interactions between the iconic band of heroes who will be introduced in The Ancient and supplemented throughout the series.

We hope you’ll join us in our enthusiasm as we launch our first hardcover by one of the most powerful, bestselling authors in the fantasy field.

Sincerely,

Mary Kirchoff
Editor

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